From plankton to top predators: Bottom-up control of a marine food web across four trophic levels

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1259-1268

  Frederiksen, Morten ^a   Edwards, Martin ^b   Richardson, Anthony J ^c,d   Halliday, Nicholas C ^e   Wanless, Sarah ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammodytes marinus; Ecosystem function; Sandeel; Seabirds; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PELAGIC FISH; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOMASS; BIRD; COPEPOD; DIATOM; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; PREDATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BIRDS; COPEPODA; DIATOMS; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; NORTH SEA; PLANKTON; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FIFE; ISLE OF MAY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AMMODYTES MARINUS; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33749657228     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01148.x     Document Type: Article

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